NEW YORK — David Letterman was on the receiving end of a sales pitch, not a shakedown, a defense lawyer said Tuesday as he argued that a TV prod...
The New York Observer | Felix Gillette | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media
Over the weekend, Dr. Bob Arnot, a friend and former colleague of Mr. Halderman, told The Observer that Mr. Halderman is currently planning to try and...
Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics
So many law suits that are settled are designated confidential because they are frequently the result of blackmail and extortion, which has become an accepted and common practice in our legal system.
Eric Dezenhall | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media
Call me a socialist, but I have believed for decades that the Department of Justice should actively monitor Top 40 Hits because certain songs could lead upstanding citizens to confess to crimes that they did not commit.
Tom Matlack | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy
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The Daily Beast | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media
David Letterman has his own television show, millions of fans, a fat bank account, the backing of CBS brass, and the protection of the Manhattan Distr...
The New York Observer | Felix Gillette | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media
But, according to The Observer's sources, Mr. Keteyian and his team of producers are actively investigating the love triangle gone horribly awry betwe...
Tamar Abrams | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media
It's one thing to voluntarily relinquish all pretense to one's one privacy, but totally different to spill the most intimate details of the lives of others, particularly if they aren't around to defend themselves.
People | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media
Quinnipiac University says it will tell staff in charge of placing interns to be extra careful when sending students to the studio to work for Letterm...
Tabby Biddle | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment
In the aftermath of the Letterman saga, I would like to follow the topic of single women having affairs with married men. Why are women dissing other women by sleeping with their husbands.
Todd Greene | Posted 10.08.2009 | Entertainment
It was always nice to turn on the television and know David Letterman could summon out of us a few laughs, but now, for me and countless viewers, the funny is gone.
Alan Dershowitz | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment
What is all the fuss about David Letterman having fessed up to some creepy sexual relations? He went to the authorities and then publicly acknowledged his misconduct and apologized.
AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 10.07.2009 | Comedy
NEW YORK — Some of the politicians zinged by David Letterman over the years for their indiscretions are offering pity and advice for the scandal...
Patti Wood | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media
As a body language expert and media coach, I was awed by David Letterman's near perfect example of how to handle a crisis.
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media
NEW YORK — While David Letterman would undoubtedly do without the personal turmoil, his blackmail scandal is great for business. The late-night...
Tracey Jackson | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment
Another celebrity was caught with a girl under his desk. Who cares?
People | Stephen M. Silverman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media
According to the newspaper, Birkitt, Letterman's former personal assistant, wrote that she continued her affair with Letterman even after moving in wi...
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media
NEW YORK — The hard-driving newsman accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman recently produced a piece on crime boss John Gotti and his fa...
Posted 10.07.2009 | Comedy
(JAKE COYLE, AP) NEW YORK -- Of all of those reacting to David Letterman's situation, Craig Ferguson had a unique perspective. As the host of the "La...
Bonnie Fuller | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media
Hysterical pundits don't get it! Women are still born to be seduced by bosses!
Alafair Burke | Posted 10.03.2009 | Media
Letterman, despite whatever idiotic (or worse?) things he may have done with women on his staff, was wise enough to realize that silence isn't permanent and peace of mind can't be bought.
New York Times | Bill Carter and Brian Stelter | Posted 10.03.2009 | Media
More seriously, they raised questions for both his company and CBS about whether his actions constituted sexual harassment or at least abuse of a powe...
People | David Caplan and Michelle Tauber | Posted 10.03.2009 | Media
A former Late Show with David Letterman staffer tells PEOPLE that the talk show host had a sexual relationship with one of the show's employees in the...
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 10.03.2009 | Media
NEW YORK — A CBS newsman who prosecutors said was desperate and deep in debt was charged Friday with trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 ...
The Daily Beast | Posted 10.02.2009 | Media
Stunned colleagues Friday described veteran CBS News producer Joe Halderman--who was arrested outside the network's West 57th Street offices Thursday ...
AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media